Aizawl, May 28 (PTI) Two persons were arrested after over 9 kg of methamphetamine tablets were seized in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district near the Myanmar border, a statement said on Thursday.
The operation was carried out on Tuesday at AOC Veng locality by a joint team of the Excise and Narcotics Department, Assam Rifles and other agencies following specific intelligence inputs, it said.
During the raid, 9.8 kg of the drugs, estimated to comprise around 1 lakh tablets, was recovered, and an SUV allegedly used to transport the consignment was seized, it added.
The accused were identified as Lalrammuana (47) and Lalrinpuia (44), both residents of Armed Veng locality in Aizawl, the statement said.
Preliminary investigation suggested that the narcotics consignment had been transported from Aizawl and was allegedly meant for distribution in Lawngtlai when the duo was intercepted, officials said.
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, they said. PTI CORR SOM
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